Brains' pre-tax profit drops £2.9m
The Welsh brewer and retailer reports a sizeable drop of £2.9m in profit before tax to £5.9m in the year to 27 September 2008.
Archives for July 12, 2009
Punch to reduce debt by £1.3bn
Punch Taverns is enjoying improved managed division margins and should be able to reduce its overall debt by at least £1.3bn in the coming two...
Pubs urged to keep prices above £1.50
Police are urging licensees to sell drinks at no less than £1.50 in a bid to stop young people binge drinking over the summer. The move is part of...
Geronimo Inns buys six pubs from Punch Taverns
In a long-awaited deal London pub operator Geronimo Inns has acquired six sites from Punch Taverns for an undisclosed sum. The pubs, currently part...
Sky freezes pub football rates
But the cost of screening horse racing via At the Races is to rise by 50%, the broadcaster says.
Geronimo buys six Punch pubs
The former Spirit pubs are all in London and the deal brings Geronimo's estate to 27 sites.
St Austell reports profit dip
The Cornish brewer and retailer has reported a drop in pre-tax profit to £7.417,000 in the year to 27 December 2008, compared to £8,448,000 the year before.
Hamish Champ: How many days have I got left???
A friend of mine sent me one of those 'find out your life expectancy' survey things last week. It was one of those online doo-dahs, seemingly from...
Pub darts team in word record bid
A pub darts team is claiming to have broken a world record after playing continuously for nearly two days. Four players from the Wadworth-owned...
Proud of Pubs Week is up and running
The Proud of Pubs message is resounding around the pub trade as The Publican's week of positive action for pubs gets fully underway. A Proud of Pubs...